Новости за 05.05.2022

1. Elon Musk secures £7bn from new investors to pay for Twitter takeover  Sky News
2. Elon Musk rallies wealthy friends and true believers to his side on Twitter deal  Financial Times
3. Twitter buyout: Larry Ellison bursts into Elon's office, slaps $1b down on the desk  The Register
4. Perspective | Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Is that a big deal?  The Washington Post
5. Elon Musk's Twitter Should Shield Democracy Activists  Bloomberg
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A PIL has been filed to direct the Respondent the Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of IT and Electronics to take necessary steps that compel Wikimedia Foundation to remove references from articles...

Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay says it would be one of cycling's "best moments" when the first black African rider wins a Grand Tour stage.

A presidential aspirant in the 2023 general elections, Olufemi Ajadi, has pledged to fully integrate Nollywood stars into his government if elected President. This was as he also commended the Nigerian entertainment industry for entertaining and educating Nigerians through movies. A statement made available to The PUNCH on Thursday noted that the aspirant made the…

The Recount, a three-year-old digital news organization founded by longtime journalists John Battelle and John Heilemann, presented its streaming video content plans to advertisers during its virtual NewFronts presentation Thursday afternoon. Its pitch was bold: "The news is broken, but you knew that," proclaimed Grace Weinstein, host of The Recount's Snapchat show WTF America. The...

Michigan doctors say when Roe is overturned a "dormant" state law could outlaw abortion even for rape or incest. The Democratic state AG warns local prosecutors may charge both doctors and patients.

With inflation over 8.5%, it's perhaps time for a long-ignored investment option to shine: the I-bond. It's a U.S. Treasury savings bond, and its interest payments are linked to inflation.

The former U.S. consul in Rio de Janeiro, Scott Hamilton, speaks about his concerns about Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and the implications for democratic institutions in the country.

The 23-year-old suspect, identified as Isaiah Lee, was arrested and accused of assault with a deadly weapon.

Azerbaijani basketball players are on an international training camp in Novi Sad, Serbia, as they are gearing up for the FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2022 qualifiers. The qualifying tournament will be held in Cyprus on June 4-5

SYNCHRON has launched a clinical trial that will implant brain chips in humans in the United States. The Stentrode brain implant – about the size of a paper clip – will let the wearer control a computer using just their thoughts. It is reportedly being tested on six patients with severe paralysis at the Mountain […]

VTA faces key contract milestone on BART to Silicon Valley project, while mulling an independent review

"The qualified first officer, who was flying alongside an experienced captain, was replaced with a new pilot to ensure full compliance with Virgin Atlantic's training protocols, which exceed industry standards."

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At a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday (May 4), Visa and Mastercard defended their credit card fees while retailers and consumer groups accused the card networks of behaving like a duopoly. Sen. Dirk Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened the hearing with a clear view that card network fees were too high, and […]

Now-former Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has been promoted to White House Press Secretary and will take over in a few weeks when Jen Psaki leaves, Biden announced. Jean-Pierre now becomes the first-ever White House press secretary who is Black.

Uncle and nephew trade barbs with fresh churn in their political relationship

The White House is getting a historic new press secretary. 

President Biden announced Thursday he has tapped Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary, meaning she will become the first Black person to ever hold that job. She'll also become assistant to the president. 

Jean-Pierre currently serves as principal deputy press secretary and has been with the Biden administration since January 2021. She previously served in the White House Office of Political Affairs... Читать дальше...

With the 2022 NFL draft now complete, several veteran players have been put on notice by their respective teams' selections.

The economy was expected to have added 400,000 jobs in April in a tight labor market, but economists say the number of new payrolls could soon start to slow.

May 9 meet will formalise agenda for chintan shivir

But do be aware that human urine could replace about a quarter of today’s chemical fertilizers.

~ By Tom Boggie If at first you don’t succeed, keep digging. At first, I was going to give Brian Gleason an oh-fer. After Gleason’s second-place finish in last Friday night’s NAPA Modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, I began to … Continue reading →

The launch of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability—the first new school at the university in 70 years—comes thanks to a $1.1 billion gift from a venture capitalist and his wife.